{"id":9734,"date":"2026-02-26T17:36:56","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T16:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naturalstoneisbetter.com\/tiburtine-travertine-the-stone-of-rome-loved-around-the-world\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T17:40:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T16:40:27","slug":"tiburtine-travertine-the-stone-of-rome-loved-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naturalstoneisbetter.com\/en\/tiburtine-travertine-the-stone-of-rome-loved-around-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Tiburtine travertine: the stone of Rome loved around the world"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-margin-top:-15px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div 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data-ccp-parastyle=\"Subtitle\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SpellingErrorHighlight SCXW43459362 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Subtitle\">qualities<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW43459362 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Subtitle\">\u00a0of the stone\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW43459362 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Subtitle\">which<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW43459362 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Subtitle\">, from the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW43459362 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Subtitle\">quarries<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW43459362 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Subtitle\">\u00a0of Tivoli,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW43459362 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Subtitle\">built<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW43459362 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Subtitle\">\u00a0Rome and the Vatican and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW43459362 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Subtitle\">today<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW43459362 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Subtitle\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW43459362 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Subtitle\">continues<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW43459362 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Subtitle\">\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW43459362 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Subtitle\">shape<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW43459362 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Subtitle\">\u00a0major\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW43459362 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Subtitle\">architectural<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW43459362 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Subtitle\">\u00a0works\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW43459362 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Subtitle\">across<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW43459362 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Subtitle\">\u00a0the globe.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW43459362 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Touring Club Italiano, in\u00a0its\u00a0print\u00a0magazine,\u00a0recently\u00a0devoted\u00a0an in-depth\u00a0feature to tiburtine\u00a0travertine,\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">lapis\u00a0tiburtinus<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, the stone\u00a0that\u00a0built\u00a0Rome and\u00a0still\u00a0enchants\u00a0the world\u00a0today. From the Le Fosse site, one of the\u00a0oldest\u00a0extraction\u00a0areas\u00a0in Tivoli, to the\u00a0Acropolis\u00a0of the Tiburtine city, a new\u00a0itinerary\u00a0promoted\u00a0by the\u00a0local\u00a0administration\u00a0recounts\u00a0the story of a rock\u00a0that\u00a0has\u00a0shaped\u00a0monuments,\u00a0infrastructures, and\u00a0landscapes\u00a0for over\u00a0two\u00a0thousand\u00a0years.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Romans,\u00a0fascinated\u00a0by\u00a0its\u00a0light\u00a0tones\u00a0and\u00a0mechanical\u00a0strength,\u00a0extracted\u00a0travertine\u00a0at\u00a0the foot of the mountains of Tibur (today\u00a0Tivoli) to\u00a0erect\u00a0buildings,\u00a0temples,\u00a0columns,\u00a0floors, and\u00a0cladding. \"The\u00a0material\u00a0that\u00a0more\u00a0than\u00a0any\u00a0other\u00a0helps\u00a0define\u00a0the\u00a0character\u00a0of Rome,\"\u00a0as\u00a0architect\u00a0Paolo Portoghesi\u00a0said,\u00a0naturally\u00a0also\u00a0identifies\u00a0Tivoli\u00a0itself, with works\u00a0such\u00a0as\u00a0the Temple of Vesta, with\u00a0its\u00a0circular\u00a0podium\u00a0and\u00a0ten\u00a0of\u00a0its\u00a0eighteen\u00a0columns\u00a0still\u00a0standing, and the\u00a0Mausoleum\u00a0of the\u00a0Plautii,\u00a0beloved\u00a0by\u00a0artists\u00a0and\u00a0engravers,\u00a0including\u00a0Piranesi,\u00a0who\u00a0dedicated\u00a0four\u00a0of\u00a0his\u00a0engravings\u00a0depicting\u00a0Tiburtine\u00a0monuments\u00a0to the\u00a0ancient\u00a0tomb.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Travertine\u00a0also\u00a0marked\u00a0the\u00a0great\u00a0works of Roman engineering: the Ponte Lucano, with\u00a0its\u00a0arches, Porta Maggiore, and the Ponte dell'Acquoria\u00a0bear\u00a0witness\u00a0to\u00a0Tibur's\u00a0ability\u00a0to combine grandeur and\u00a0functionality.\u00a0Archaeologist\u00a0Fabiana Marino recalls\u00a0how\u00a0quarrying\u00a0activity\u00a0was\u00a0placed\u00a0under the\u00a0protection\u00a0of Hercules\u00a0Saxanus, the\u00a0deity\u00a0\"protector\u00a0of\u00a0those\u00a0who\u00a0worked\u00a0the\u00a0blocks\" (<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">saxa<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">),\u00a0confirming\u00a0the\u00a0importance\u00a0of the stone for the city.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">But the\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">opus magnum<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in\u00a0travertine\u00a0is\u00a0probably\u00a0Bernini's\u00a0colonnade\u00a0of St.\u00a0Peter's\u00a0\u2013\u00a0built\u00a0by\u00a0selecting\u00a0only\u00a0the\u00a0blocks\u00a0with the\u00a0most\u00a0horizontal\u00a0and\u00a0resistant\u00a0veining\u00a0for\u00a0its\u00a0284\u00a0columns, 140\u00a0statues, and 88\u00a0pillars.\u00a0Yet\u00a0even\u00a0modern\u00a0buildings in Rome\u00a0such\u00a0as\u00a0the Great\u00a0Mosque, the Ara Pacis, the Auditorium, and the New Congress Centre La Nuvola are the\u00a0result\u00a0of\u00a0this\u00a0rock.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Today,\u00a0however, tiburtine\u00a0travertine\u00a0characterizes\u00a0cities far\u00a0beyond\u00a0Rome: the\u00a0latest\u00a0megaprojects\u00a0to\u00a0employ\u00a0it\u00a0are King Salman Airport in Riyadh and the headquarters of the\u00a0Popular\u00a0Party in Shenzhen.\u00a0Travertine\u00a0is\u00a0also\u00a0quarried\u00a0in\u00a0Turkey, Iran, Mexico, and Morocco,\u00a0but\u00a0the stone of Tivoli features a\u00a0unique\u00a0hydrogeological\u00a0circulation\u00a0that\u00a0grants\u00a0it\u00a0superior\u00a0brightness\u00a0and\u00a0strength,\u00a0not\u00a0to\u00a0mention\u00a0its\u00a0historical\u00a0legacy.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Alongside\u00a0the Touring Club, Associated Press\u00a0has\u00a0also\u00a0recently\u00a0praised\u00a0the\u00a0qualities\u00a0of\u00a0travertine\u00a0in a\u00a0video\u00a0filmed\u00a0in the\u00a0quarry\u00a0from\u00a0which\u00a0St.\u00a0Peter's\u00a0was\u00a0born. In\u00a0it, Sapienza professor Marco Ferrero\u00a0explains\u00a0that\u00a0\"travertine\u00a0is\u00a0like the Roman people: a\u00a0humble\u00a0stone,\u00a0if\u00a0you\u00a0will,\u00a0but\u00a0solid\u00a0and\u00a0resilient.\u00a0We\u00a0can make\u00a0this\u00a0comparison:\u00a0marble\u00a0speaks\u00a0to\u00a0us\u00a0in\u00a0elegant,\u00a0literary\u00a0Italian,\u00a0while\u00a0travertine\u00a0speaks\u00a0to\u00a0us\u00a0in Roman\u00a0dialect.\"<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"awb-gallery-wrapper awb-gallery-wrapper-1 button-span-no\" style=\"--more-btn-alignment:center;\"><div style=\"margin:-5px;--awb-bordersize:0px;\" class=\"fusion-gallery fusion-gallery-container fusion-grid-3 fusion-columns-total-2 fusion-gallery-layout-grid fusion-gallery-1\"><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-3 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a 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